AltWeeklies Wire
Want Change?new
Don't count on the candidates -- take to the streets.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
03-07-2008 |
Commentary
Go Home Ralphnew
While John McCain clinched the Republican nomination this week, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will likely be battling for the Democratic mantle for another six weeks at least. The message is clear: voters are engaged. No others need apply.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
03-07-2008 |
Commentary
Vermonters Sue U.S. Over Travel to Cubanew
"No other country gets this sort of treatment," said Jared Carter, a second-year student at Vermont Law School. "Prisoners in jail who committed mass murder have more access to their family members than we do."
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-07-2008 |
International
Tags: Cuba, international
Southern Discomfortnew
Phillips' atmospheric first novel is full of love and depth, as are her characters.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-06-2008 |
Fiction
Strange Transmissionsnew
Bleak and brutal sci-fi horror flick falls flat.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Sorry, Charlienew
Combining elements of Rushmore and Ferris Bueller's Day Off as well as the illicit-entrepreneur plot of Risky Business, Charlie Bartlett suffers greatly by comparison to these films.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Charlie Bartlett, Jon Poll
Lying Lownew
A joke-laden, quirky shoot-out, In Bruges is not.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Eraserheadnew
Like a runaway satellite or a shaggy transvestite, Be Kind Rewind is a confusion of messages and signals, few of which hit their mark.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
Robust and Richnew
This Celtic band from Germany offers a steamrolling modern drive.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cara, In Between Times
Dated Monotonynew
Saturnalia's lesson: Beware of former frontmen from the doomed "grunge era," especially when they come in pairs.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gutter Twins, Saturnalia
Quiet Energynew
On The Heavenly States' latest album, the energy comes in sustained and even waves, and as a result, is all the more exhilarating.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Delayer, The Heavenly States
Sophisticated Collaborationnew
Beach House's spooky, sexy work may just enhance Baltimore's musical reputation.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beach House, Devotion
For the Love of Moneynew
Lydia Millet's sixth novel, How the Dead Dream, opens with an unforgettable image: A young boy named T. is so entranced by money that he purses coins in his mouth, as if to absorb the currency's mysterious power.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
03-06-2008 |
Fiction
Fun With Ferrellnew
Semi-Pro is better than most comedies, but that's not saying much.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
Expect the Expectednew
City of Men is almost tolerable, if you go in with really, really low expectations.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: City of Men, Paulo Morelli
